Fugro has completed what is said to be the world’s first fully remote ROV inspection of an offshore wind farm using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The operations were carried out at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for their ammonia floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU), the first of its kind in Korea. HHI’s ammonia-FSRU will store liquefied ammonia tran
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is urging Member States to contribute equipment to help UN-led efforts to prevent a possible catastrophic oil spill from the FSO Safer, a rapidly decaying floating storage offshore (FSO) unit moored off the Red Sea coast of Yemen. IMO is providing expert
MSC Cruises’ liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ship MSC Euribia has completed deep-water intensive systems tests during a four-day trial in the Atlantic Ocean, and will next receive her finishing touches at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France, before being officially de
US-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships, a subsidiary of SunStone Maritime Group, has taken delivery of the sixth Infinity-class expedition cruise ship.
The recent pick-up in the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across the globe is expected to provide a new source of cargo demand for the maritime industry, helping offset demand for a declining trade of conventional hydrocarbon cargoes. CCS involves capturing carbon dioxide em
Japanese shipping major NYK Line has taken delivery of the second of four LNG-fuelled pure car truck carriers (PCTC), named Wild Rose Leader. The 7,000-CEU car carrier was built by Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. The four units were ordered by NYK at the yard back
South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has teamed up with a Denmark-based startup focused on nuclear reactor technology Seaborg Technologies and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), an owner and operator of nuclear power plants, in a consortium that aims to develop floating nu
Singapore-based tanker owner and operator Hafnia has completed the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation onboard its vessel Hafnia Languedoc.
As the global maritime industry embarks on a decarbonization journey, a recent survey conducted among industry stakeholders has revealed that the path towards decarbonization will be complex, with a wide range of fuels in the mix through 2050. The survey respondents expect their fleets to run on mul
US-based LNG player Excelerate Energy has completed the purchase of the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Sequoia. The FSRU was purchased for a price of $265 million from Anemoesa Marine Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Last month, Excele
Norwegian shipowner Misje Rederi AS has taken delivery of its second vessel in the eco bulk carrier series from Sri Lanka-based shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard.
Awilco Drilling has expressed disappointment with the arbitration tribunal ruling in favour of Keppel shipyard.
KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA and South32 Marketing Pte, a subsidiary of mining and metals company South32, have agreed to include a carbon pricing mechanism in their existing contract of affreightment (COA). In the six-year COA between KCCC and South32, annou
